Economic Times Top Stories

• PM Internship Scheme sees 1.65 lakh-plus offers in first two rounds, just 16,068 join; Round III crosses 10,000 joinings
• Centralised GST administration can cut duplicate audits, compliance costs; Centre State jurisdiction key, say experts
• Top 10 Highest-Paid CFOs in India: L&T’s Shankar Raman Tops List
• MCA plans unified digital platform for insolvency ecosystem; seeks stakeholder suggestions
• CBIC weighs centralised GST registration under one PAN
• FCNR scheme: Withholding tax fear haunts US, Singapore NRIs
• Axis Bank appoints Rajeev Mantri as new finance chief, replacing Puneet Sharma
• JPC weighs key changes to Corporate Laws Bill, reviews AIF-to-LLP conversion and CSR norms
• Sebi empanels 18 more forensic auditors for listed company audits
• Fusion Finance plans to double MSME loans to 25% of its portfolio in three years, eyes 20-25% AUM growth: CFO

Economic Times

• India in strongest credit growth phase since 2012 on robust corporate demand: Report
• India's markets regulator proposes to widen investment avenues for portfolio managers
• Juniper Green Energy files DRHP addendum to SEBI, discloses Rs 104.4 million civil litigation, tax and criminal cases
• Govt allows FDI in inventory-based e-commerce model only for export purposes
• India to build Phase-II strategic oil reserves at Rs 14,527 cr under PPP model
• IMGC Strengthens Board with Appointment of Former Axis Max Life MD & CEO Rajesh Sud
• India's Cipla posts another profit decline, names insider Dinesh Jain CFO
• Trump's 200% tariff threat: Which Indian pharma companies are most exposed?
• India awaits US' final action in forced labour trade probe
• CFOs deploy agentic AI with speed, but ROI and governance take a hit: Report

CA Club India

• CBDT Grants Section 10(46) Exemption to District Legal Services Authority, Jind
• CBDT Revises 'Specified Fund' Definition Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• No Proposal to Scrap LTCG Tax for Retail Investors, Govt Clarifies in Lok Sabha
• RBI Releases Draft Foreign Investment Rules 2026, Invites Public Comments Till 31st August
• CBDT Enables Foreign Assets Reporting in AIS: Taxpayers Can Now View CRS/FATCA Data Online
• RBI Enhances Fintech Oversight with SRO Framework, AI-Based Fraud Detection and Cyber Safety Measures
• UPI Crosses 55.49 Crore Users in June 2026; FY26 Transactions Hit Rs 314 Lakh Crore
• CBDT Notifies NaBFID 10-Year Zero Coupon Bond Under Income Tax Act, 2025
• ICAI Issues Public Warning After Repeated Attempts to Gain Unauthorized Access to Its Digital Systems
• Core Industries Index Overhauled with 2022-23 Base Year and Expanded Industry Coverage

BBC News

• Mum and daughter who died at beach were trying to save boy, 7
• Oil prices hit $100 for the first time since May
• Saudis must recognise Israel for nuclear deal, says Trump
• Haigh, Rayner and Powell likely to regularly work from No 10 North
• Rayner rules out repaying severance cash after making cabinet return
• Wildfires and record dry conditions trigger drought in parts of Wales
• Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more
• Pubs cheer business rates relief while other firms 'left out in the cold'
• Burnham tells Swinney independence is 'off limits' at Glasgow Commonwealth Games meeting
• France evacuates 20,000 as wildfires spread in south-west